Product ID:MSP001 PODOPHYLLUM RESIN
MSDS Date:07/13/1987
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-145-5217
MSDS Number: BWXTJ

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PODOPHYLLIN RESIN

CAS: 9000-55-9

RTECS: TP8925000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL DL50(MOUSE): 68 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED,
INHALED/ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN. INHALATION: CAUSTIC, SEVERE
IRRITATION TO THE MUCOUS MEMBRANES. INGESTION: IRREGULAR
HEARTBEAT/DEATH. SKIN: CAUSTIC, SEVERE IRRITATION/KERATIT IS,
ULCERS, ABSORPTION. EYES: SEVERE IRRITAITON, CONJUNCTIVITIS. A
FETAL TOXIN.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NONE
Effects of Overexposure:IRRITATION, COUGHING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
BURNING, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, MENTAL CONFUSION, WEAKNESS,
INCOORDINATION, PALENESS, COLLAPSE, FALL IN BLOOD PRESSURE, COMA,
INFLAMMATION, PAIN

First Aid:INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. INGESTION: GIVE PLENTY OF
MILK/WATER. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH IF UNCONSCIOUS. SKIN:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. EYES: WASH
W/PLENTY OF WATER FOR 15 MINS. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL
CASES.

Extinguishing Media:WATER SPRAY, DRY CHEMICAL, ALCOHOL FOAM/CO2
Fire Fighting Procedures:WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & NIOSH APPROVED
SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS W/FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN THE
PRESSURE DEMAND/OTHER POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:AS W/MOST ORGANIC SOLIDS, FIRE IS
POSSIBLE AT ELEVATED TEMPS/BY CONTACT W/AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Spill Release Procedures:VENTILATE AREA. REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES.
WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING & RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT SUITABLE FOR
TOXIC/CORROSIVE DUST. SWEEP UP & PLACE IN A BAG & HOLD FOR WASTE
DISPOSAL. AVOID RAISING DUST .

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP IN A TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY, VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM SOURCES OF
HEAT/IGNITION. PROTECT AGAINST DAMAGE.
Other Precautions:ISOLATE FROM OXIDIZING MATERIALS. AVOID CONTACT
W/EYES, SKIN & CLOTHING. DON'T WEAR CONTACT LENSES WHEN WORKING
W/THIS MATERIAL.

Respiratory Protection:WHERE EXPOSURE TO DUST IS APPARENT, A DUST/MIST
RESPIRATOR MAY BE WORN. FOR EMERGENCIES, A SELF CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO PREVENT DISPERSION OF THE CONTAMINANT INTO
THE WORKROOM AIR.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL SAFETY GOGGLES/FULL FACE SHIELD
Other Protective Equipment:IMPERVIOUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; BOOTS, LAB
COAT, APRON/COVERALLS, EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & QUICK DRENCH FACILITIES.
Work Hygienic Practices:REMOVE/LAUNDER CONTAMINATED CLOTHING & SHOES
BEFORE REUSE. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

Appearance and Odor:LIGHT BROWN TO GREENISH-YELLOW POWDER W/SLIGHT
CHARACTERISTIC ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
STRONG OXIDIZERS
Stability Condition to Avoid:ELEVATED TEMPS, HEAT & OTHER IGNITION
SOURCES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:ACRID SMOKE & FUMES WHEN HEATED TO
DECOMPOSITION.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISSOLVE/MIX MATERIAL W/A COMBUSTIBLE SOLVENT &
BURN IN A RCRA APPROVED CHEMICAL INCINERATOR EQUIPPED W/AN
AFTERBURNER & SCRUBBER/TRANSFER IN A CLOSED METAL CONTAINER & SEND
TO AN APPROVED WASTE DISPO SAL FACILITY IAW/LOCAL, STATE &
FEDERALREGULATION

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